COUGAR RADIO-TV NETWORK THE COUGAR SPORTS RADIO NETWORK 2004 OUTLLOK Cougar football games are broadcast live on the radio throughout the Pacific THE COUGAR SPORTS NETWORK Northwest via The Cougar Sports Radio Network. The 27-station network - one of (Subject to Change) the largest in the Pac-10 - reaches from British Columbia to Nevada and can be heard Location Station Frequency worldwide via the internet. Aberdeen KXRO 1320 AM The KXLY Broadcast Group produces The Cougar Sports Network, which also Bellingham KPUG 1170 AM features radio coverage of WSU men’s basketball, baseball, women’s basketball and Boise, Idaho KCID 1490 AM women’s volleyball, and 30-minute coaches show in the fall and winter seasons. Centralia KELA 1470 AM Cougar football broadcasts begin an hour before kick-off, carry through the game and conclude with post-game interviews with players and coaches and a live call-in Clarkston KCLK 1430 AM 2004 OUTLOOK talk show. Colfax KCLX 1450 AM KXLY, which began a five-year partnership with the Cougars in 2001, also publishes Colville KCVL 1240 AM Crimson & Gray Magazine, the official game-day publication of Cougar football and Everett KRKO 1380 AM WSU COACHES basketball. Grand Coulee KEYG 1490 AM Las Vegas, Nev. KLAV 1230 AM Longview KBAM 1270 AM Moscow, Idaho KZFN 106.1 FM Moscow, Idaho KRPL 1400 AM Moses Lake KBSN 1470 AM Mount Vernon KAPS 660 AM Olympia KGY 96.9 FM Omak KNCW 92.7 FM WSU COACHES Portland, Oregon KFXX 1080 AM Prosser/Sunnyside KZXR 1310 AM Robertson Walden Nameck Quincy KWNC 1370 AM PROFILES PLAYER Seattle KYCW 1090 AM THE BROADCAST TEAM Spokane KXLY 920 AM Bob Robertson Sr. and Cougar football. It’s a marriage that’s in its 38th season, Tacoma KHHO 850 AM and nobody is better associated with Saturday afternoons and Cougar football than Tri-Cities KALE 960 AM the veteran sports broadcaster. Walla Walla KGDC 1320 AM And while Cougar fans have always shown their approval and appreciation for Wenatchee KKRT 900 AM this play-by-play broadcaster, his peers have voted him Washington Sportscaster of Yakima KUSA 980 AM the Year 15 times. Internet wsucougars.com Robertson, who was inducted into both the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame and the Over-The-Phone Teamline 1-800-846-4700 Inland Empire Hall of Fame in 2001-02, began his association with WSU football in PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER 1964 and with the exception of a three-year period in 1969-71, he’s been calling the Cougar action ever since. WSU OPPONENTS Born in California in the midst of a baseball spring training camp, Robertson COUGAR TV grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia and began his broadcasting career play- Washington State Cougar football and television seem to go hand in hand. ing “little kid” roles on Canadian Broadcasting Company radio shows. He did high You can’t have one without the other. school play-by-play and eventually became the voice of the Western Washington The Pacific-10 Conference television package annually includes games telecast Vikings, where he studied broadcasting. Before doing the Cougar broadcasts Robertson called Wenatchee Chief baseball by ABC TV, national cable carrier FOX Sports Net andTurner Sports (TBS/TNT). games. He also was the sports director for KSTW-TV from 1956-70 (then called All three networks telecast Pacific-10 Conference games each week throughout KTNT) and then again from 1976-83, and he helped put KMO television on the air. the season. Robertson also worked Notre Dame football broadcasts in 1955-56 and did Pacific In addition, ESPN will feature the Cougars in their game at New Mexico to Coast League baseball for 11 seasons at KTNT. kick off the season Sept. 3. In addition to his close association with WSU (Robertson served as marketing WSU’s wide open offense and harassing defense is a big draw to college foot- WSU OPPONENTS and promotions director for the WSU Cougar Club on the west side of the state ball fans and the national television networks annually recognize the fan appeal in 1984), Robertson was the voice of the Tacoma Rainers for 12 years, and now of WSU football, with the Cougars annually making numerous live appearances. handles play-by-play for the Spokane Indians baseball club. Even before the 2004 gridiron campaign kicks off five Cougar games were 2003 IN REVIEW The Robertson family includes wife Joanne, sons Bob Jr. and John and daughters picked up by ABC and ESPN. ABC tabbed four games for live telecast, Cougar Janna and Rebecca. Bob Jr., Janna and John have all spent time in the broadcast games at Arizona and home contests against Colorado in Seattle and USC and booth with their dad. Washington in Pullman. Cougar fans speak highly of Robertson, and his trademark “Always be a good The following, subject to change, is an early-season look at WSU’s television sport, be a good sport all ways,” is not only associated with Robertson, but with the schedule: end of every Cougar broadcast. Sept. 3 at New Mexico ESPN Joining Robertson in the broadcast booth for the fourth year is a name familiar very to Cougar football fans, former WSU head coach (1978-86) Jim Walden. Sept. 11 Colorado at Seattle ABC Walden is the third winningest coach in program football history. Sept. 18 Idaho Known for his wit and charm, Walden later coached at Iowa State, then in 1995 Sept. 25 at Arizona ABC 2003 IN REVIEW moved into the broadcasting profession, both in radio and TV, while continuing to Oct. 9 Oregon live in Iowa. Oct. 16 Stanford COUGAR HISTORY Walden, who beat every team in the Pacific-10 Conference while at WSU, is Oct. 23 at Oregon State perhaps best remembered for resurrecting a struggling program that had three Oct. 30 USC ABC coaches in three years, and for guiding WSU to the 1981 Holiday Bowl, the Cou- Nov. 6 at UCLA gar’s first bowl appearance in 51 years. Nov. 13 at Arizona State Patrolling the sidelines and locker rooms is KXLY’s Bud Nameck, who also han- Nov. 20 Washington ABC dles the network’s play-by-play duties during the Cougar men’s basketball season. Nameck served as sports director for KXLY for 13 years, 1982-95, and is currently the program director for KXLY Radio 920. He also was the voice of Cougar football for FOX Sports Northwest for 14 years, 1988-2001. Bud resides in Spokane with his wife Diane and daughter Kelsey. COUGAR HISTORY 222 223.